Rita Coburn: Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings - COMPACT DISCS

Rita Coburn: Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Okoye: When the Caged Bird Sings

Artist:

Rita Coburn

Label:

Naxos

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

636943995327

Genre:

Classical Artists

Release Date:

2026-04-10

Number of Discs:

1

Nkeiru Okoye's When the Caged Bird Sings is a 'musical celebration' whose compositional voice, though rooted in the African American church, also embraces minimalism and improvisational elements. Delivering a message of adversity turned to triumph, it celebrates the transformative ability of African American women, partly evoking the experiences of the author and activist Maya Angelou. The work functions as a communal ritual that, like oratorio, opera, and theatre, brings together vocal soloists, chorus, and orchestra in an experience that both commemorates and celebrates hope and possibility.

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